OHIP billing number registration
Find information on OHIP billing number and group registration.
Provider registration
Health care professionals practicing in Ontario must have an OHIP billing number. If you do not have an OHIP billing number, you will not be eligible to submit claims to the Ministry of Health for payment.
To receive an OHIP billing number from the ministry you must:
- hold a valid Certificate of Registration with a governing body
- have an Ontario practice address
- complete the online application form
- provide banking information to support direct payment
You need an OHIP billing number to register for:
- Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT)
- Health Card Validation (HCV) services
Group registration
Group registration is required to assign a group of physicians a group number. A group number is not a billing number. It is a number the ministry issues that allows individual physicians to have their billings associated with a group.
Health care groups applying for an OHIP group number must complete the online application form..
Online resources are available to help health care professionals process OHIP claims:
Payment
Claims submission
Registered Third Party Billing Agency registration
Registered Third Party Billing Agencies must apply for a Group number to submit claims for insured service, by:
- contacting Claims Services Branch, Ottawa, to request enrollment in the Out-of-Country Travellers Program as Registered Third Party Billing Agents
- provide proof of an Ontario business address
- provide a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Letter of Credit from their banking institution
- provide banking information to support direct payment
- register for Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MCEDT) and Health Card Validation (HCV) services
For more information
Call the Service Support Contact Centre (SSCC) at
Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays
E-mail: SSContactCentre.MOH@ontario.ca